These Insanely Spicy Foods Will Probably Destroy Your Insides

You may remember when Paqui put out their limited-edition Carolina Reaper Madness chip (yes, literally just one chip) that claimed to be the spiciest in the world. The challenge was essentially just to eat it without having a full-body meltdown, which made for some great internet vids! The chips are sold out, but this is their next spiciest offering, so good luck to your bowels!

These gum balls reach well over a million Scoville units. For comparison, Tabasco's original hot sauce maxes out at 5,000 Scoville units, making these 200 times spicier. Just make sure they stay out of the hands of children, because you do NOT want do deal with that nightmare!

If you're at all familiar with the hot-sauce world, you've probably heard about Blair's special-reserve batches. They are serious collector's items, produced in tiny batches and signed by Blair himself. Each reserve offering features a sauce so hot it's literally considered "weapons-grade," with Scoville units measuring between 10 and 16 million! If you're committed enough to get your hands on one, and brave enough to actually try it, don't blame us for your untimely death.

Yes, you read that right. NINE MILLION SCOVILLE UNITS. You need less than a drop of this stuff for an entire batch of whatever you're making. In fact, just opening the bottle anywhere near your food is enough.

If you're looking to cook something spicy AF but want to be able to control the heat, these Carolina Reaper flakes are where it's at. Yes, they are insanely hot, but you can add a small sprinkling to a meat rub or chili for a serious kick that won't completely overpower your food.

Claimed to be Korea's hottest ramen, this instant noodle will blow your face up and then some. It's twice as spicy as the original edition, which still touted itself as the spiciest, so just remember that double the spice = double the toilet paper.

There's a reason this extract comes in a tiny dropper bottle. It has over a 2 million Scoville rating, and one drop is, in the word of one Amazon customer, "enough to make a bowl of chili uncomfortable."

OK, maybe it's not the hottest in the whole universe, but with a 3.5 million Scoville rating, it's close. Just make sure not to keep it near any of your other bottles in case you accidentally grab it and douse your plate.

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Sally KaplanSally is the former Lifestyle Editor at BestProducts.com, where she spent her days covering sales and deals and then trying not to shop them while at work; she also writes about quirky, weird products and fun gadgets!